Area gardeners can enjoy this California State flower by sowing the seeds now and protecting the plants from a winter freeze. Seeds of California poppies can be started in the ground or in small ...

1. Worm castings are recommended for control of insect pests on plants. The reason for this is that worm castings contain an enzyme known as chitinase that breaks down chitin, the major ...

To successfully harvest seeds from this California native plant, you need to be ready to collect ripe seeds during the summer months.Poppy plants can produce seeds anytime from May right through ...

Experts share how to best view the bloom – without causing another 'poppy apocalypse'. Following a wetter-than-average winter, California's deserts are starting to erupt in wildflower blooms, a ...

Those invasive plants take over where the poppy blooms would’ve been. The California poppy can only succeed in that Goldilocks amount of rain and time of year. Even though there won’t be a superbloom ...

California is home to a stunning array of native wildflowers and flowering plants. The California poppy encapsulates the Golden State’s botanical beauty – the official state flower, but there ...

The relentless succession of storms in California created conditions for a wondrous display now emerging in the state. The Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve in Lancaster, Calif., is one of ...